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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2009
Applicants:
Jean-marc Aznar, Carros, FR;
Stefania Sesia, Roquefort les Pins, FR;
Laurent Noel, Le Cannet, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ericsson Modems SA, Le Grand-Saconnex, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 27/08 (2006.01); H03G 3/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03G 3/3078 (2013.01); H03G 3/3089 (2013.01);
Abstract
An automatic gain control (AGC) method and system for a radio receiver are proposed in which the ACG comprises two AGC loops; a first loop controlling signal gain in the analog portion of the radio receiver, a second loop controlling gain in the digital domain after digitization of the received signal. The analog AGC loop has a slower response time than the digital AGC loop. When applied to a multi-branch diversity receiver, each branch has its own digital AGC loop, but the analog gain can be common to all branches, based on measurement of the analog signal in each branch.